A Ministry of Woodland Community Church
Helping Married Couples connect with one another, and with God.
Words to Grow On Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. PSALM 95:1 Music expresses the rhythm and rhyme of [our] hearts. GARY CHAPMAN Set the Scene Whether you're a hard-core geek with thousands of albums, CDs, and downloads in your collection (ahem) or someone … Continue reading The Music Date
In the movie Batman Begins, the villain Ra’s Al Ghul hid his true identity. He does this because he knows that he can do more damage, he can cause more chaos, he can destroy more lives when he works in secret. Batman was chasing the wrong villain. It isn’t until late in the movie when Batman … Continue reading Face The Battle God’s Way
A young girl was playing with her grandmother’s hands one day when she suddenly stopped to examine her grandmother’s wedding ring. After a few minutes, she asked her grandmother why the ring was so large and heavy. It was nothing like the thinner more delicate rings she saw. The grandmother smiled and said, “Because back … Continue reading Covenant Marriage
The term kingdom marriage assumes there is a kingdom. If there is a kingdom, then the assumption is there is a king. If there is a king, then the assumption is there are subjects over which the king rules. And finally, if there are subjects in the kingdom, the assumption is there are rules that … Continue reading Kingdom Marriage
When a couple announces their engagement, most people want to hear “their story.” How did they meet? Was it love at first sight? Were they childhood sweethearts, or did they meet later in life? Whatever the case may be, a couple’s origin story intrigues us. Have you ever considered the origin story of marriage itself? … Continue reading Origin story
Last year in the United States, we spent 72 billion dollars on wedding ceremonies. While wedding days are special days, marriage is not about the big day—it’s about the everyday. Think about it: we promised our spouse some pretty amazing things, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in heath, for better or for … Continue reading Practice Your Promise
I am always stunned when I hear someone say, “Well, I guess the only thing left to do is pray.” My goodness, I’ve even been shocked to hear the words come out of my own mouth. Prayer should never been seen as a last resort but as a first line of defense. No matter what condition your … Continue reading Prayer: The Secret to Transforming Your Marriage
Words to Grow On Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. HEBREWS 12:1 … Continue reading The Cemetery Date
As married couples, we can find ourselves in a negative cycle of conflict. We argue and can’t seem to get past it. It is easy to think the answer lies within the details of who is right and who is wrong. But typically, we are not really arguing about what we are arguing about. It’s … Continue reading Respect and Love
Most of us seem to think that the quality of our marriage depends solely on our relationships with our spouse. This is a logical thought because this is true for most of us. The condition of our marriage tends to go up or down depending on how well we are managing our marriage. While obviously, … Continue reading Love God First
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